My February 15, 2020, Inquiry to the FDA Re: Absorbent
Pads Used for Fresh Food Products, Case #226504
"Since the majority of
our corn allergy support group members have reported serious reactions to the
absorbent pads used for fresh food products, I have sent an inquiry to one of
the manufacturers of these absorbent pads to confirm if these pads are
manufactured with corn-derived ingredients. It appears that they may be made
with corn-derived ingredients (“plant based cellulose fiber”). Would these absorbent pads be exempt from FDA
labeling requirements as it relates to corn labeling? Thank you!
FDA's Response:
"The Food and Drug
Administration’s (FDA) Food and Cosmetic Information Center (FCIC)/Technical
Assistance Network (TAN) has prepared a response for case number 226504.
Response:
Thank you for your inquiry.
If a material comes into
contact with food, such as an absorbent pad, then the FDA regulates it as a
food contact substance (FCS) A food contact substance is any substance that is
intended for use as a component of materials used in manufacturing, packing,
packaging, transporting, or holding food if the use is not intended to have any
technical effect in the food. The FDA does not approve food contact substances,
it is the manufacturers responsibility to ensure that it is safe.
For purposes of registration,
food contact substances are not considered food, and therefore do not trigger
the requirement to register with the FDA.
Please contact our Office of Food Additive
Safety at premarkt@fda.hhs.gov for
additional information regarding food contact substances.
Thank you for contacting
FDA’s FCIC/TAN."
Diane H., Corn Allergy Advocate
Corn Allergy Advocacy/Resources
Twitter: @CornAllergy911
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